In Britain, government grants rights to subjects.
In the US, free people grant powers to governments.
Anything not explicitly enumerated is left to the people, or the States.
/johnny
Umm, you’re still under the British Common Law, everywhere except for Louisiana, and I’m not sure about TX, but someone in the know will know better than I.
Are you arguing that any of these principles are not also found in America? This is the foundation of the legal system.